Röhr is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Röhr
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Dweller at a place where reeds grew.

Variant of Rohrer. One who came from Rohr, i.e., spring, in Germany, or from Rohrau, i.e., reedy place, in Austria.

How popular is Röhr?

Röhr is common in Germany, United States, Brazil, Switzerland, France, Argentina, Austria, Canada, Australia, Hungary, Denmark.

Röhr is ranked 19862 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Rohr bearers increased by 0.57 per cent in 2010 US census to 6308 since 2000, the surname slipped by 380 spots and ranked at 5514. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.39 96.22
Hispanic or Latino 2.14 1.31
Others 1.08 0.88
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.57 0.77
Black 0.44 0.37
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.38 0.46
Rohr is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Switzerland is ahead in terms of density. Around 27564 people have been found who wears Rohr as their family name. Rohr is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Röhr:
1,144 Germany8,808
5,096 United States8,730
2,878 Brazil2,787
460 Switzerland2,400
4,665 France1,761
3,321 Argentina1,080
Countries with hundreds of Röhr:
3,012 Austria439
12,570 Canada309
11,519 Australia264
9,092 Hungary106
5,666 Denmark102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
30,057 Spain69
29,849 Romania58
48,451 England58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,825 Chile50
80,856 Italy41
9,432 Dominican Republic39
36,495 Czechia38
71,240 Poland38
3,664 Paraguay37
22,042 Israel36
19,530 Sweden35
80,086 South Africa34
908 Guam25
12,722 Uruguay24
173,877 Philippines19
343,519 Thailand16
66,951 Netherlands16
28,677 Croatia15
5,372 Guatemala14
18,211 Singapore13
73,966 Belgium12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
160,212 Iran9
33,029 New Zealand9
50,907 Norway7
493,300 Russia6
17,994 North Macedonia6
26,148 Ecuador6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

32 years old farmer Johann Rohr who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on June 17, 1850 by Hermine put out from Bremen. Bianca Rohr, David Rohr, aged 42, Friedricke Rohr (29), Minna Rohr, aged 7, Pauline Rohr, aged 15, Robert Rohr, aged 31, Selma Rohr, aged 5, Bianca Rohr, aged 2, and 477 other Rohr around 39.71% of whom were farmer while others worked as leather manufacturer and weaver, tailor, laborer, servant, merchant, miller, daughter, painter, locksmith, shoemaker, baker, joiner, butcher, saddler, clerk, seamstress, brewer, cultivator, housekeeper, cheese maker migrated to US.

Röhr Namesakes

  • Moritz von Rohr, optical scientist at Carl Zeiss in Jena, Germany
  • John Rohr, American political scientist
  • Alain Rohr, retired Swiss athlete
  • Nadine Rohr, Swiss pole vaulter
  • Joachim von Rohr, lieutenant colonel for the Swedish Empire and Commandant of the Dalarö fortress
  • Richard Rohr, American author, spiritual writer
  • Billy Rohr, former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Jean-Philippe Rohr, retired French professional footballer
  • Oskar Rohr, German footballer and one of the first footballers to play abroad

Röhr Namesakes

  • Moritz von Rohr, optical scientist at Carl Zeiss in Jena, Germany
  • John Rohr, American political scientist
  • Alain Rohr, retired Swiss athlete
  • Nadine Rohr, Swiss pole vaulter
  • Joachim von Rohr, lieutenant colonel for the Swedish Empire and Commandant of the Dalarö fortress
  • Richard Rohr, American author, spiritual writer
  • Billy Rohr, former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Jean-Philippe Rohr, retired French professional footballer
  • Oskar Rohr, German footballer and one of the first footballers to play abroad

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